It all happened in the blink of an eye. I almost feel like we had made it through the busy period of the season with school holidays and were starting to prepare to slow down the BAM everything shut down (including our employment for the potential summer).
My partner and I came here from Australia and we weren’t disappointed when it came to Morzine. The tight knit and friendly community has made it one of the best places to spend doing a season. So even despite all the Covid-19 we felt like we owe to stay and really experience summer.
So there we are just the two of us confined in our tiny little apt. At first it was too surreal and kind of confusing but then you either settle into a routine or ditch it altogether. We had moments of each.
But it didn’t really sink in until the uncertainty kept being pushed back. “We will know in May”, “ we’ll find out in June now” and so forth. For me it was that uncertainty that would dictate the next few years. You know either stay and spend the money earned just in living and getting by in a foreign country or go home and not have the certainty of work or returning to the wonderful Morzine. It’s a head choice but I’m glad we stayed and hopefully in the end we can start to return to a somewhat functioning and beautiful once more.
In saying that I think there is a lot to learn with how the world was living before and it’s definitely shown us that we can’t keep living like that. There needs to be changes globally and we need to understand that life isn’t about having all the money in the world but to hold close the little things around that make us human. Giving our family a hug, spending time with your loved ones, having a chat with your neighbour or a bbq at the lake. These are all the things that we can do no matter what monetary status that we have and in the end memories are all we have. So savour the moments that seem to fly by without notice and take the time to cherish the things that mean most to you.